collaborative design overview_piccardy place
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PICCARDY PLACE DEVELOPMENT
Hotel and Retail Stores Development
Eftychia Parisi
Group 5
Reg. Number : 085077999
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Introduction
Edinburgh City Council in a trial to change citys aspect, is trying to redevelop the traffic dominated area of Picardy Place, the St
James Centre, New St Andrews House, the King James Thistle Hotel, into one of Edinburghs most important gateways to
positive urban use and broaden the city limits. This project is consisted of a group of students coming together to collaborate and
design a suitable structure and functionality for a hotel to be located in one of the busiest spots of the city.
The requirements of this project are:
Recreate the principal street edge to the north of the site
Provide a high quality public open space
Signal an important gateway to the city centre
Define the Leith Street / Leith Walk urban corridor
Maximise pedestrian movement and use
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The Idea
Our proposal ,for the development of a hotel of 132 rooms in total, conference centre of 1500msq and retail stores of 4800 msq
would contribute in meeting the relevant aspirations on the ECLP by introducing a high quality development that would through
design and location , complete the retail loop between Multrees walk , St Andrew square , George Street and the East End of
Princess Street. In order to preserve the areas character we had to avoid skyline erosion by increasing building heights. By
incorporating a cascading element in building heights, our proposal responds to the scale of the surrounding buildings, in respect
to the area and to the rest of the properties.
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The Area
As Civil/ Structural engineers we were asked to make a proposal for the development of the area in collaboration with a team of
experts ( Architects, Construction Managers, Real Estate Managers etc). The role of a Civil Engineer is essential for the design
process of the building and the traffic of the area but also for the definition of the costs and the whole construction. The idea of
the reinvention of the place was enforced by the creation of the tram that makes the triangle of Picardy Place a major transport
interchange. Our role is to investigate the traffic volumes through the site at the moment and also for the future volumes in order
to assess our road layout proposals.
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The Traffic
What we decided to do , in order to have the minimal impact to the traffic flow is to change the roundabout into junction with
traffic lights. Our decision was based on statistics, that prove that traffic flow is increasing from year to year and on the fact that
junctions with traffic lights can assess larger traffic volumes than roundabouts. Furthermore we created an underpass for
pedestrians, at Leith street, which leads the pedestrians from the hotel to the Omni centre.
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The structure
In terms of the design, in collaboration with the architects we had to design the frame of the building and try to maximise the
spacing in order to maximise the flexibility of the uses of the building in the future.
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Steel I-Posts
Pre- tensioned Prefabricated Concrete Slabs
Reinforced Concrete Cores
1. Auger cast piles will be used as this eliminates noise which is created by driven piles.
2. Steel was chosen for speed of construction on site.
3. The steel frame will be delivered to the site out of rush hour times as to reduce disruption to traffic flow.
4. The internal fit out can begin on the lower floors before the upper floors are fully weather proof. This will also help with reducing the time of the
construction.
The Sustainability
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Sustainability and Building Services : PV Cells
Ventilation
GSHP
Renewable energy provision : 20% of sites energy
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The Timeline
The duration of the project is estimated to be five years. From October of 2009 until November of 2014.
Approvals : 12 months
Design / Procedure : 30 months
Mobilisation / Ground Works : 15 months
Structures : 21 months
Fit Out / Commission : 7 months
Handover : 15 months
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The Cost
The Total Cost of the Development Is estimated to be : 22,111,670
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The Team
Architects : Craig Thomson, Lucie Vejmelkova
Civil and Structural Enginners : gareth McShea, Michael Percival, Euan Rennie
Planner : Stuart McInytre
Real Estate Manager : Michael Henretty
Quantity Surveyors : Alastair Brodie, Chixun Liu
Building Surveyors : George Fyrd
Construction Project Manager : Rowan Frost
Architecture Design : Mark Norden
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